ICD-10-CM Code J15.5Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli

Billable Code

Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.

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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

J15.5 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of pneumonia due to Escherichia coli. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

The ICD code J15 is used to code Bronchopneumonia

Bronchopneumonia, bronchial pneumonia or bronchogenic pneumonia (not to be confused with lobar pneumonia) is the acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles. It is a type of pneumonia characterized by multiple foci of isolated, acute consolidation, affecting one or more pulmonary lobules.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code
GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk.
This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 482.82 was previously used, J15.5 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.